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  1. Basic Jail Nurse Questions

    OfficerRNBSN posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi. A little background: I am both a RN and a police officer with experience in both capacities albeit separately, lol. I've been hired recently to help rebuild a jail's infirmary after previous...

  2. Sleep Aids

    OfficerRNBSN posted a topic in Correctional

    As a practice, do inmates at your facilities receive sleep aids? Are they prescribed? At my facility, we do not issue controlled substances to inmates and are considering the cessation of anything...

  3. Please give advice!

    OfficerRNBSN replied to LisaLPN7's topic in Correctional

    We issue all medications through "the bean hole" or a flap that opens in doors so a jailer isn't really needed. As it stands, jailers issue meds 20 out of the 28 med passes each week anyway. Inmates...

  4. Does psych nursing affect ur home life?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Psychiatric

    I think anytime you work with the public you become cynical and increasingly crazy. I know I have, lol. How do you feel about that? Ha, jk. Seriously though, in psych, out of necessity, one has...

  5. Anyone NOT work during NP program?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to MarBug7's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Next fall, I'll have rotations three days per week and in the following spring two per week. I'm really thinking of stopping work in the fall, but I really don't want to spend my savings so I'm not...

  6. What is the average nurse's opinion on medical assistants

    OfficerRNBSN replied to maeskmio's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my state, anybody off the street can walk in and be labeled a medical assistant, tech, or just about whatever else they want. There's no required education or credentialing. The same applies to...

  7. Clinicals for family nurse practitioner...

    OfficerRNBSN replied to trein's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    At my school they are all in clinics. What you do is more or less up to the

  8. Black North Face Jackets

    OfficerRNBSN replied to TSgtRodrigues's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a The North Face Apex Bionic jacket that I keep in the backseat of my truck. It's a great all weather jacket. Is that what you're talking about? Usually, I wore a Columbia fleece at work...

  9. Stethoscope and where you wear it.

    OfficerRNBSN replied to TSgtRodrigues's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If I needed to carry it around for a while I'd kind of coil it up and put it in a pocket. I worse scrubs that had pockets. If I was using it and needed my hands free, without having the time to coil...

  10. Advice for a potential second career male nurse?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Iwannabea...?'s topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, it's not a bad job really. The pay is typically good, and with a little time in grade you can get a decent shift. You certainly get the opportunity to meet a lot of people and many of them are...

  11. Do you think physicians could pass the NCLEX-RN?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Lev's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I disagree. See blow. You'll find he content outlines for both physical sciences and biological sciences tested on the MCAT. Sadly, most nurses I've worked with or supervised failed to have a basic...

  12. Do you think physicians could pass the NCLEX-RN?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Lev's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My answer is maybe, but I don't say that believing physicians are ignorant. Rather, nursing, EMS, and a variety of other healthcare roles have unique nuances that guide and or limit their practice. I...

  13. Bad Boys, Bad Boys... How do you handle them?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to valzRN's topic in Correctional

    While most of us avoid that like the

  14. Primary care problem in specialty

    OfficerRNBSN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why do it to begin with? I understand the desire to help, but if you're in cardiology your job is doing cardiology. I live in a pretty black and white world

  15. psych nursing and lunches

    OfficerRNBSN replied to aroyce's topic in Psychiatric

    If you're given a lunch break then take it. The hospital survived before you were hired. It'll survive while you're eating or sitting on the throne. If the other staff are so keen on looking like...

  16. New grad psych nurse... need some advice

    OfficerRNBSN replied to GenDaRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm always perplexed over these discussions of skill loss. I personally don't want to be putting urinary catheters or IVs in people. It's not hard, but it's just not anything I want to do. You...

  17. Bad Boys, Bad Boys... How do you handle them?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to valzRN's topic in Correctional

    If you get hit by a gunner in my state it's battery II (felony). Definitely not something to turn a blind eye

  18. Advanced Practice Nurses-MSN to Phd. starting 2015?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to uthscsa2011's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's not going to happen. Individual states might decide between now and then to start this, but no one will have to be a Doctor Nurse by 2015. Just not gonna happen and frankly I'm not on board...

  19. Can a School Nurse become an FNP?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to uthscsa2011's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There is a FNP in my town who started out as a school nurse in a very small school district. She has a rather large practice for a NP

  20. Bad Boys, Bad Boys... How do you handle them?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to valzRN's topic in Correctional

    At my work, I can write conduct complaints (and enforce them) against inmates, and these may result in such punitive actions as segregation, lock down, loss of visitation, loss of commissary, etc. I...

  21. Which NP specialty to choose, and how long should I wait to go onto my NP?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to flyaway home's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had to work a year as an academic requirement, but I was able to take core/non-specialty classes that year as well. I recommend psychiatric-mental health NP. It's great because in my region grads...

  22. Accepted a position in a state prison....

    OfficerRNBSN replied to AnnaleaRN's topic in Correctional

    This. I run the clinic of a long term jail meaning that even though it is not prison we may house inmates in excess of one year. Tips: do things by the book and never deviate, when the book doesn't...

  23. EKG in the Jail

    OfficerRNBSN posted a topic in Correctional

    I'm looking to buy our first ever EKG for the jail. I don't know if it's against the rules here or not to recommend products, but I'm curious to see what features you have or would like to have in...

  24. Corrections Nurse Job Duties

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Novo's topic in Correctional

    Name it. I probably do it. I don't want medical excitement so if you're looking for that then a jail or prison probably isn't the place. If you're looking for people that can't do anything but lie...

  25. What should I wear to a jail interview?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Correctional

    I would avoid black and white